Jakarta Journal: Ahok’s Allegiance

The Acting Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama is, by now, known as a person who would always speak his mind out loud. Unrestrained, emotional, random, those are words often used to describe Ahok’s personality. Those who’ve grown fond of Ahok would say that he’s loud because he’s proud of his clinically clean track record. He is not bound by any interest, some claim. But is that true?